PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Josh Aldarisio (ranked 1638 p4p, 1369 weight class) and Senger Line (ranked 71 p4p, 55 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Aldarisio
vs
Line

183 cm
29
174
7 - 2 - 0

173 cm
32
158
9 - 8 - 1

BJJ Brown Belt
Lethal high kicks
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

HELL'S BALLS NUTRITION
Conviction

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Josh Aldarisio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Senger Line!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, William Peck and Ian Loll.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Line darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Josh Aldarisio has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Line gets a clinch.

Line breaks from the clinch.

Aldarisio clinches with his opponent.
Line misses with a body punch.
Aldarisio tries to break free but Line pushes him back against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Aldarisio scores with a nice short uppercut.

Line breaks from the clinch.
Aldarisio lands a jab to the head.

Line closes the distance and pushes Aldarisio back into the cage.
Line swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Line lands an uppercut.

Line breaks the clinch.
Aldarisio connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Line's hands.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Line moves into the clinch successfully.

Aldarisio pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Line lands a high kick!

Line moves into the clinch successfully.
Aldarisio misses with some punches.
Aldarisio is trying to break the clinch but Line is controlling him.
I was talking to Aldarisio's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.

Aldarisio breaks from the clinch.
A slow jab from Line misses its intended target.
Aldarisio takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
A telegraphed right hand from Aldarisio misses the target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Aldarisio ducks under a wild hook from Line.
Aldarisio looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Line looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Aldarisio looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
A big right from Line misses.
Line avoids the head kick by Aldarisio.

Aldarisio gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Line digs a right hand into Aldarisio's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Aldarisio's gas tank.
Aldarisio tries a body shot but Line blocks it.
Line tries to work over Aldarisio's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Line works on Aldarisio's body with a couple of short punches.

Line breaks the clinch.
A head kick misses from Line.
Line thuds a left hand into Aldarisio's body.
Aldarisio looks to throw the jab but Line is out of range.
Line circles away from the clinch attempt.
Line lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Aldarisio circles away quickly and effectively.
Line misses with a head kick.
It looked like Aldarisio was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
A left lands for Line.

Aldarisio closes the distance and clinches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A short right from Line on the inside.
Line misses with a hook to the ribs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aldarisio has had enough of the clinch but Line keeps him there for the moment.
Line working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Line has Aldarisio pressed against the cage, preventing Aldarisio from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

Line breaks the clinch.
Nice uppercut there from Line.
Line fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Line lands with a kick to the temple. Aldarisio shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Line lands a jab to the head.
Line fails in his attempt to clinch.
Line throws a head kick that misses.
Aldarisio takes one on the button.
Line changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Line fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Aldarisio manages to avoid it.
Aldarisio throws a sloppy head kick and Line moves out of range easily.
Line lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Line throws a head kick that Aldarisio semi-blocks.
Line lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Aldarisio at a distance.
Aldarisio tries a head kick but it misses.
Line throws a head kick that misses.
Aldarisio throws a lazy right hand but Line sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

And that's the end of the fight!
Senger Line comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Line has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1 round of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.

Judge Steve Smith scores the fight for Senger Line!
Judge William Peck scores the fight for Senger Line!
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight for Senger Line!

Senger Line wins by unanimous decision!
A relieved looking Senger Line thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.